In this week's India Diary, hear about:
- 28 years after the Babri Masjid was demolished, 32 accused, including BJP stalwarts Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi have been acquitted. Hear the reaction from various people in this report.
- Farmer groups continue to rally against the passage of three farming bills, with roads and railways jammed by the protesters.
- Cinemas and multiple will re-open at 50 percent capacity from 15 October
Special CBI judge Surendra Kumar Yadav has delivered his verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case on Wednesday, 30 September 2020, almost 28 years after the 16th-century structure was razed by a mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya town.
The court ruled that the CBI had not been able to produce evidence to back up its charge that there was a conspiracy to demolish Babri Masjid.
The judge acquitted the 32 accused in the case including former deputy prime minister LK Advani, former Union ministers MM Joshi and Uma Bharti and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh.
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